B07C 5/344
According to electric or electromagnetic properties
Official title: according to electric or electromagnetic properties {(sorting according to size measured electrically or electronically B07C5/08; material testing by magnetic means G01N24/00, G01N27/00, by electrical means G01N27/00; electrical measuring devices in general G01R; coin testing G07D5/00)}
B07C5/344 (According to electric or electromagnetic properties) appears on 334 US grants and 234 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B07C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
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| 2023 | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 |
| 2025 | 15 | 7 |
| 2026 | 5 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Smart systems and methods for identification and processing of spent lithium cells9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194476 A1Li Industries, Inc.
- System for removing material unsuitable for shredding, drum-type magnetic separator, information processing device, method of separating material unsuitable for shredding, control method of information processing device, and program14 May 2026US 2026/0131335 A1Nippon Steel Corporation
- Systems and methods for sorting golf balls having a radar detectable mark30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115765 A1Acushnet Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for priority processing of financial documents using video image capture324US 5,159,548 ABancTec, Inc. · 1992
- Method and system for testing and sorting batteries206US 4,363,407 APolaroid Corporation · 1982
- Determination of characteristics of material161US 6,060,677 ATiedemanns-Jon H. Andresen ANS · 2000
- Fluidic sorting device for two or more materials suspended in a fluid90US 5,101,978 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1992
- System for detecting conductive contaminants and method of use85US 6,469,526 B1Synagro Technologies, Inc. · 2002